Mississippi Code
Article 7 - Procedures to Discipline and to Determine Personal Incapacity to Practice Law
§ 73-3-369. Jurisdiction over nonresident attorneys; notice; service

The acceptance by a nonresident attorney of the rights and privileges of the practice of law within this state, as evidenced by his practice of law in this state, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment by such nonresident attorney of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Bar to be his true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all process summons or notice of any and all proceedings against him instituted pursuant to and conducted under these rules of disciplinary procedure; and the acceptance of such rights and privileges and the practice of law by any such nonresident attorney in this state shall be a signification of his agreement that any such process, summons or notice against him which is so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on him personally.
Notice of the service of such process, summons or notice, together with a copy of any complaint or charge, shall be mailed forthwith by the executive director by United States certified mail or registered mail, return receipt requested, restricted for delivery to addressee only, and with postage prepaid, to such nonresident attorney at his last known address.
When such process, summons or notice is served as herein provided it shall be deemed sufficient to give the court, and its disciplinary agencies provided for herein jurisdiction over said nonresident attorney for the purpose of investigating and finally determining any complaint or charge touching upon the professional conduct or conduct evincing unfitness for the practice of law or the personal incapacity to practice law of any such nonresident attorney.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 73 - Professions and Vocations

Chapter 3 - Attorneys at Law

Article 7 - Procedures to Discipline and to Determine Personal Incapacity to Practice Law

§ 73-3-301. Disciplinary jurisdiction

§ 73-3-303. Disciplinary agencies of court

§ 73-3-305. Composition of disciplinary agencies; employment of complaint counsel and other employees

§ 73-3-307. Powers of disciplinary agencies; contempt

§ 73-3-309. Committee on complaints; referral of complaints; formal requirement of complaints

§ 73-3-310. Duty of chancery and circuit courts to file complaints

§ 73-3-311. Committee on complaints; action to be taken upon receipt of complaint or charge

§ 73-3-313. Complaint counsel; investigations; notice and hearing to accused attorney

§ 73-3-315. Complaint counsel; rules governing investigatory hearings

§ 73-3-317. Complaint counsel; investigatory hearings; report of testimony and findings; response by accused attorney

§ 73-3-319. Committee on complaints; action to be taken upon receipt of complaint counsel's report

§ 73-3-323. Complaint tribunal; designation; per diem, mileage and necessary expenses

§ 73-3-325. Complaint tribunal; hearing; notice; rules

§ 73-3-331. Complaint tribunal; effect of judgment of suspension or disbarment; appeal as supersedeas

§ 73-3-333. Resignation by accused attorney during course of disciplinary proceedings; procedure; effect; section provides exclusive method

§ 73-3-335. Modification or termination of suspension

§ 73-3-337. Reinstatement

§ 73-3-339. Conviction or entry of plea of nolo contendere for certain offenses

§ 73-3-341. Disbarment or suspension in another jurisdiction

§ 73-3-343. Confidentiality of matters under investigation and proceedings; penalties

§ 73-3-345. Immunity from civil suit predicated on disciplinary proceedings

§ 73-3-347. Personal incapacity; meaning of term "personally incapable" to practice law

§ 73-3-349. Personal incapacity; suspension

§ 73-3-351. Personal incapacity; proceedings; circumstances showing existence of condition

§ 73-3-353. Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian

§ 73-3-355. Personal incapacity; service on attorney who has been committed or declared incompetent

§ 73-3-357. Personal incapacity; sufficiency, as evidence, of court order of incompetence or commitment

§ 73-3-359. Personal incapacity; mental examination and reports

§ 73-3-361. Personal incapacity; judgment of suspension by complaint tribunal

§ 73-3-363. Personal incapacity; appeal procedures

§ 73-3-365. Personal incapacity; reinstatement procedures

§ 73-3-367. Disciplinary agencies; authority to incur expenses

§ 73-3-369. Jurisdiction over nonresident attorneys; notice; service

§ 73-3-371. Plea of nolo contendere; consent order of suspension or disbarment

§ 73-3-373. Recognition of inherent power of judicial branch of government